is a long time observer of the game of golf and the Ryder Cup specifically. Good morning, Jaime, how you doing? Good morning, James, great. Jamie, your reaction to this appointment of Davis Love III, he was not front and center in a lot of people's minds. It was all about Azinger and all about FredCouples . What is your reaction to this news? Well, you know, it's just that this is a solid choice. You know, it's like

in the world. Tom, you're always the smartest guy in the room. FredCouples was the guy everybody thought we would be talking about this morning. Why do you think it didn't go in his direction?

the game of golf has in Michael Breed and the motivation of TigerWoods . He's always had this insatiable appetite to win. The pursuit of excellence at the highest level. Do you think his appetite is

from maybe a numerical stand point, but from a perception stand point, TigerWoods has probably already achieved what he set out to achieve to be the greatest player of all time, you ask 100 golfers who the greatest player of all time. 90 of' em I say TigerWoods . He's done things that Jack Nicholas never did. He won every single major by five shots, he won by 15, he won

players have won major championships in their 40s. Not a lot. But TigerWoods is not a lot of other players. There is no other player. It's reasonable to assume that what TigerWoods did in an unprecedented manner at a young age he would be capable of doing in an unprecedented manner at an old age. The breakdown of his body, personally, as we just talked about. I think it's related to his mind. Which is then related to his golf swing. But I just believe that, you know, there is one instance. It's very hard to find any parallels with Tiger, because nobody ever climbed that high. But Ralph Guldahl, you go back to the late 30s, was clearly the number one player in the world. He was it he beat Sam Sneady he owned Sam Sneady he beat Byron Nelson by as much as 10 shots winning Major Championships he wrote a book about golf and the knock was that when he wrote a book he got over over over technical and then he never won again after 28 and, and that, that's become the theme and years later Ralph Goldo was interviewed and he said that's not the case at all. My priorities changed. I wanted to go home and teach golf and be a father. And, it's reasonable to assume that, that, maybe that's what's going on with TigerWoods . Well, behind me. Yeah. You also wrote, at one time, that he hated, looking or feeling vulnerable. Hm. Clearly, that still applies.

that he got wrapped up in the pursuit of a, of a US Open scoring record. And, Billy, not trying to play mind tricks with him. Mm-hm. Yeah. Was talking almost as if in, in a conciliatory mode that it was over, Phil? And he, yeah. He's right. And Billy was talking about, well, I just wanna finish second place. Yeah. I wanna. And Arnold's I'll help you. I'm gonna help you out. So, it had to be. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall, listening to these conversations. Yeah. I I, I will say this. 51 wins, a modern player of today. We don't know if Rory McIlroy will approach that. It, it seems unlikely that PhilMickelson will achieve that. 51. Is anyone going to win 50 times starting their career now, or starting their meter as Rory did

me start with you. What do you think currently, with respect to TigerWoods , is in a more fragile state as it relates to his golf swing? His body or his mind? I think it's mind. I think there are, there are two things that would prevent somebody from, from being able to make a swing. One of it is. Physical, if you've hurt your back, or you've done something which, you know, that has been chronicled through Tiger's career really, and particularly, in the last five, six years. And then the mind, I think, I think you know, you stand up, we all know this, you stand up on a hole to take the 18th at Pebble Beach , we're all aware of the, of what's sitting on the left-hand side, and that can influence what happens in your motion. And

speed because he's talking a lot about speed. I don't know, only TigerWoods knows that. You know started, you, you wrote your first piece, Heime, on TigerWoods at the age of 14. Frailty, mind and body, from your. In your viewpoint, what is, what is right now, more fragile,

has I think just a great analogy that rings true here with TigerWoods . If a light bulb keeps going out you don't keep replacing the light bulb . You change the wiring. And every single time TigerWoods comes back. His physical, problems are certainly evident to us, his technical problems are certainly evident to us. But I think that

get through the round. And then, and then, when I played the ChampionsTour , I played them. Well, I have the chip yips. I have them, I have the putting nips. I have them. And, I worked my way around. I won, one time with the ChampionsTour . I'm proud of that. But, it, it's demoralizing when you have them because you can't do some of the things that you

on Sunday if he's in contention? All right John. We've talked Tiger, Justin Rose , Sergio Garcia I wanna put you on the spot. Who's gonna win the 143rd Open Championship. Eh, well I like Henrik Stinson's chances. He's

Holly Sonders talks with Mike Johnson, Golf World/Golf Digest equipment editor, about the transformation of the PGA Merchandise Show and the growth of the golf industry. From the 2014 PGA Merchandise Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

of experience here at the PGA Merchandise Show. Golf Digest Equipment Editor MikeJohnson . How many years now? Twenty-seven? -Twenty-seven. Now, you're making sound like I'm 110 years old. But it's really not about that. -What